A sixth chapter is now up and readable. (Not that any of you would have guessed by this point, lol). And what do you mean CSI: New York is up for grabs? I can't take that one, I specifically asked for CSI: Las Vegas… Fine, no deal. I guess I'm still CSI-less… Meh, I tried, my agent just doesn't have the influence he used to.

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Just one day after everything changed, Sara made it through her classes and found herself sitting in the computer commons, writing up a resume for herself. She listed her education, and her better qualities, and what she thought she could do to better her employer's current situation.

She really didn't have any work experience to speak of, because all her free time had been spent at home studying, but her work ethic and perseverance was surely enough to find her a decent job. Or at least that was what she was telling herself.

Upon finishing up a few, and modifying the cover letters to suit her needs, she sent the documents to the printers. She logged out of the system, and went to get the finished copies.

Papers in hand, she ran into Mr. Grissom. Well, not running into in the sense of physical collision and papers flying… More like the 'I didn't expect you to be here, but I'm happy you are' kind of running into.

He inquired into her well being. She told him she was fine. She seemed to be, which brought some relief to the professor. He also asked her about her new place, at least for the time being.

"Well…" Sara said thinking. "There are fights over the bathroom in the morning, the last piece of cake for dessert and what we'll be watching on the television, but all in all, it's not that bad."

"Good to hear." Grissom said nodding. "How about your mother? Have you heard anything from her? The police wanted to question her, but haven't been able to reach her."

"The rumor is she skipped town with my father, but I really couldn't tell you one way or the other."

"Oh," he said looking closely at her reaction. 'Could a mother really just leave without their daughter like this?' He thought to himself. Then he recalled all the cases of infanticide he'd dealt with. If a parent can kill their young, they can just as easily, if not more so abandon them. "Well, if I hear anything, I'll let you know."

"Thanks, same."

Wanting to change the subject to something perhaps a little less painful for his student, he asked her what she was still doing hanging around the school.

She held up the pile of papers for her professor to see. "Resumes. I'm going to look for a park time job. Something to keep my mind off things."

"That's probably a good idea. Where are you applying?" Mr. Grissom questioned.

"I've picked out a few places. Nothing too much. School still comes first," she assured him.

"Fair enough." The professor could see where her student was coming from. He'd spent many hours on the job. It was a place where he could easily become completely absorbed and unaware of the passage of time. Plus, it could easily take you into an entirely other frame of mind. "Let me know how it goes."

She promised she would keep him up to date and the two parted ways. Mr. Grissom went off to check up on one of his experiments in the school's science laboratory, and Sara left to drop off her resumes.

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Well, that's it for now. Sorry for the short chapters, but at least this way I can update it more. Today, I had a two hour car ride, and it's just about over, so that's why I left it where we are. I think it works leaving it there for now anyway. Look for another update soon.